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Advisory Design Panel
MEETING MINUTES
March 23, 2022 Regular Meeting
The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Maple Ridge Advisory Design Panel (ADP)
held via Zoom teleconference on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 4:00 pm.
PANEL MEMBERS PRESENT
Meredith Mitchell, Chair
Andrea Scott, Vice Chair
Jaswinder Gabri
Jose Gonzalez
Sang Kim
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT
Wendy Cooper
Mike McLean
PANEL MEMBERS ABSENT
1. CALL TO ORDER -4:09 p.m .
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
R/2022-022
It was moved and seconded
Landscape Architect BCSLA
Architect AIBC
Architect AIBC
Landscape Architect BCSLA
Architect AIBC
Staff Liaison, Planner
Committee Clerk
That the agenda for the March 23, 2022 Advisory Design Panel Regular Meeting be approved as
circulated.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES
R/2022-023
It was moved and seconded
That the minutes for the February 16, 2022 Advisory Design Panel Regular Meeting be adopted.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Note: Sang Kim joined the meeting at 4:10 p.m.
4. QUESTION PERIOD
5. NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS
6. PROJECTS
Note: Jaswinder Gabri joined the meeting at 4:16 p.m.
Note: the Project Landscape Architect for 2021-280-DP is Meredith Mitchell, not Tony Doan.
Note: Meredith Mitchell recused herself from agenda item 6.1 as she is the Project Landscape Architect.
6.1 Development Permit No: 2021-280-DP / 22306 122 Avenue
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The Chair welcomed the project team to the meeting and the Staff Liaison provided a brief overview
of the 2-storey fourplex with unenclosed parking. The project team presented the development plans
and answered questions from the Panel.
R/2021-024
It was moved and seconded
The following concerns be addressed and digital versions of revised drawings & memo be submitted to
Planning staff; and further that Planning staff forward this on to the Advisory Design Panel for information.
Architectural Comments:
• Consider the addition of a ramp and dedicated sidewalk to ensure accessibility to unit 1.
• Consider extending colour palette to all sides of the building.
• Ensure accessibility clearances are met at washroom.
• Considering shortening unit 1 to provide an additional window to unit 3 on the east side.
• Consider removing white ribbon element at front entrance.
Landscape Comments:
• Consider increasing soil volumes for planting on southeast corner.
• Consider improving access from unit 2 to parking area.
• Investigate improvements to parking stalls for ease of car maneuvering.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
MEREDITH MITCHELL DID NOT VOTE
6.2 Development Permit No: 2019-091-DP / 21585 River Road
The Chair welcomed the project team to the meeting and the Staff Liaison provided a brief overview
of a 5-unit courtyard development under the RT-2 Zone. The project team presented the development
plans and answered questions from the Panel.
R/2021-025
It was moved and seconded
The proposal be re-submitted and presented at a future Advisory Design Panel meeting with the
following concerns addressed:
Architectural Comments:
• The current site layout does not meet courtyard typology as defined in bylaw, incorporate
and arrange the residential units around a shared open space.
• Consider the incorporation of the following design and architectural features when achieving
a courtyard configuration, these include:
o Elevations and designs that speak to existing neighbourhood context
o Design should not feel like a townhouse development
o Consider revising elevation on River Road
o Consider reducing the prominence of flat roof to match the scale of surrounding
buildings
o Consider introducing additional colours to accentuate architectural features
Landscape Comments:
• Consider separation of units by adding plantings between driveway entries.
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• Arborist presence is required for work within tree protection area.
• Consider addition of trees and screen planting between garage units and parking stalls and
on internal roads and next to table and chairs.
• Provide additional opportunities for rain water infiltration
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
6.3 Development Permit No: 2021-061-DP / 21783 Lougheed Highway
The Chair welcomed the project team to the meeting and the Staff Liaison provided a brief overview
of a 6-storey 121-unit apartment building with some ground floor commercial in the C-7 Zone. The
project team presented the development plans and answered questions from the Panel.
Note: the Project Landscape Architect for 2021-061-DP is Lazzarin Svisdahl Landscape Architects (Laurelin
Svisdahl), not Rosanna Higgs.
R/2021-026
It was moved and seconded
The proposal be re-submitted and presented at a future Advisory Design Panel meeting with the
following concerns addressed:
Architectural Comments:
• Ensure that bicycle parking bylaw requirements are met.
• Ensure that commercial and residential space requirements, separation of and access to
garbage refuse are met.
• Ensure outdoor amenity bylaws are met in terms of size and function.
• Ensure access to commercial and entrance lobby is addressed to ensure that it is barrier-
free and visible to the public from the streetscape.
• Consider additional architectural response to break up massing.
• Consider adding architectural features to blank wall on north end and fa9ade on west end.
• Consider addition of loading stall for commercial area.
• Provide loading bay for commercial area according to municipal bylaws.
• Review requirements for number of elevators and ensure number of elevators are adequate
for number of units, recommend second elevator to be provided.
• Consider reconfiguring amenity room on second floor to add more natural light.
• Address proximity of refuse to patio space and consider enclosed structure.
• The building should address the relationship of the facade to the SRW with both daylighting
and pedestrian scale, recommend stepping back 5th and 6th floors on SRW side to improve
this relationship.
• Ensure commercial street frontage is differentiated from residential street through uses of
storefront glazing, canopies, signage.
• Residential lobby should be differentiated from building massing to improve visibility of front
doors.
Landscape Comments:
• Ensure tree protection fencing is shown on landscape plans for retained trees.
• Provide vegetative screening on north property line.
• Consider bioswale on north property line at grade planting area.
• Consider vegetative buffer between driveway and west property line.
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• Recommend providing amenity area for residents on roof.
• Provide screening for residential patios to ground floor amenity at grade.
• Recommend reconfiguring amenity area on ground floor for residential to provide separation
between tenant amenity room and exterior associated space.
• Provide separation of public and private amenity space on ground floor.
• Provide ground floor yard space in relationship to pathway at SRW for residential units on
ground floor.
• Provide separation of public and private space between lobby entry on Lougheed Highway
and first residential unit to east.
• Do not support the use of stacked wood planters on slab, recommend using raised precast
planters, not wood.
• Recommend changing decorative washed rock with 4x4 wood edgers and providing yard
space for ground floor residential units.
• Ensure barrier-free entry to lobby doors for residential and commercial.
• Ensure privacy and noise separation of units facing Lougheed Highway through architectural
screening.
• Recommend separating bike parking between commercial and residential.
• Recommend installation of pathway within SRW to provide access to individual yard spaces
and small amenity area in northeast corner of site.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Note: Meredith Mitchell left the meeting at 8:40 p.m.
7. CORRESPONDENCE-NIL
8. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m.
The next regular meeting of the Advisory Design Panel will be held on Wednesday, April 13, 2022.
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Meredith Mitchell, Chair
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